On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 548 A little test of one’s skills

After the five hundred cavalrymen who attacked the camp left, Master Yin Shi immediately rushed to the south gate and waited for news.

No matter whether you succeed or not, when you come back, you will definitely go straight to the nearest south gate instead of going around in a circle to the north gate.

Master Yinshi looked south and saw darkness outside the city.

The Eastern Sui camp is ten miles south of the city. Let alone the Yin Shishi who relied on his own eyesight alone, even if Cui Che stood on the tower with a telescope, he would not be able to see the specific situation.

The team that kidnapped the camp had left for a long time, and Master Yin Shi's heart was still hanging in the balance.

He knew clearly what consequences would await him if he could not force Li Yuan to retreat.

Under the moonlight, Master Yinshi smiled mockingly:

Even if Li Yuan's grain and grass were burned by chance this time, Zhangye County would be left alone after all, completely cut off from the south.

In the future, if Li Yuan makes a comeback, or if Cui Che gets angry and goes to Zhangye in person, will he be able to burn grain and grass again?

It's hard to expect them to fall into the same pit twice.

Just when Master Yinshi was pessimistic about the future, the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded in the distance.

‘Success?!’

The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer, and Master Yinshi couldn't bear the excitement in his heart. He personally held up the torch and leaned out of the city wall.

"But Chen Sima returned to the city victorious!"

Yin Shishi shouted.

However, the person who responded to him was not Chen Sima, but a group of terrified defeated soldiers.

It was visually estimated that there were thirty or forty cavalry, and the leader of the small school was already incoherent:

"Prefect, it's a trap! It's all an ambush!"

Master Yinshi's heart sank to the bottom of his heart.

Li Yuan, on the other hand, cleared away the gloom and was in a good mood after fighting an ambush battle.

Although he only captured and killed more than 400 cavalrymen and captured and killed the Sima of Zhangye County, for Li Yuan, this victory was undoubtedly a timely victory.

There's nothing more inspiring than a victory, even if it's just a trivial victory.

Li Yuan was not a mediocre person. He didn't know that his subordinates were mixed with dragons and snakes, and it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, so why didn't he take the slightest precaution?

Cooking cattle and slaughtering sheep today to boost morale is undoubtedly a show for the Yinshishi to let the other side know that he has no intention of retreating despite the difficulties, forcing the Yinshishi to take risks.

In fact, even if Master Yinshi doesn't come to burn his food and grass tonight, Li Yuan will continue to send his Qizhou soldiers to ambush here.

Li Yuan summoned the marching commander Shi Feng, who was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, and asked:

"How many prisoners were taken in this battle?"

Master Feng answered truthfully:

"Reporting to the manager, a total of 227 people were captured. Whether they were killed or imprisoned, please ask the manager to take action."

Li Yuan nodded slightly when he heard this. He liked the title of manager.

"Let them all go."

Li Yuan said calmly.

This order was obviously beyond Master Feng's expectations.

Before Master Feng could react, Li Yuan said again:

"Zhangye is not rich, and there must not be much food and grass in the city. Let me prepare ten days' worth of food for the prisoners. They are guests from afar, and we cannot let them return empty-handed."

Master Feng was thoughtful and asked:

"General manager, you are so kind, but you want to develop internal resources from these prisoners?"

Li Yuan sneered:

"Even if some of them are really willing to act as internal agents, I won't believe it easily, lest they be ambushed by the Yinshi Master.

"I gave them food to tell Master Yinshi and Zhangye's defenders that I have plenty of food and will never retreat just because the food is gone."

As Li Yuan's son-in-law and the commander-in-chief of the army, Shaoshi Feng naturally knew the truth. If the city could not be captured within three days, the troops would have to retreat, otherwise the food and grass would not be enough to support the army to retreat.

But Li Yuan still did it, undoubtedly to completely disintegrate the defenders' hearts.

Master Feng took a deep breath and responded:

"promise!"

Master Feng was about to leave, but stopped again, turned around and asked:

"General Manager, if you win tonight, do you want to have a drink to celebrate?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said:

"No need, just let the soldiers recuperate their strength. I said, I will supervise the battle on the front line tomorrow and vow to capture Zhangye."

As he spoke, Li Yuan looked towards the north:

"Tear out Yin Shishi's heart and lungs!"

Master Feng clearly felt his father-in-law's resentment towards Master Yinshi.

If the opponent really succeeds tonight, then Master Yinshi will burn not only the military rations, but also Li Yuan's future.

In accordance with Li Yuan's order, Master Feng released all the prisoners and thoughtfully provided them with food for ten days.

When these people returned to Zhangye safely, Yin Shishi was not happy but worried. He even thought that it was not Li Yuan who was besieging the city now, but Cui Che.

This method of playing with people's hearts is too much like Cui Che's handiwork.

But Cui Che, who was far away in Dingjun Mountain, could not command the Longyou battlefield. This was indeed done by Li Yuan. At least, he was inspired by Cui Che's past methods.

Li Yuan has always been paying attention to Cui Che, not only because of Dou, but also because of his dissatisfaction when he was young.

The two are similar in age, Li Yuan is four years older than Cui Che.

One is the nephew of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, and the other is the son-in-law of Yang Jian.

Li Yuan often wonders if he would have done better than Cui Che if he had been given so many opportunities.

There is no answer to this question. After all, a son-in-law is closer than his wife's sister's son.

However, Li Yuan also benefited a lot from paying attention to Cui Che. What he did tonight was just a small test of his skills.

With only ten days of food for more than 200 men, Zhangye's defenders were convinced that the enemy had sufficient food and grass.

At the same time, Li Yuan also used this to establish his character of treating prisoners well, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the defenders' will to hold on to the city.

Even though Master Yinshi tried his best to block the news, the news spread throughout the city overnight.

Yin Shishi couldn't sleep all night. He knew that the morale of both sides had reversed, and what he would face next would be a real challenge.

The next morning, not only did Yin Shishi not get enough rest, but the excited Li Yuan also managed to wait until dawn.

Li Yuan, who truly understood the concept of "attacking the heart first", believed that the morale of Zhangye's defenders had dropped to the bottom. He could not wait to personally supervise the battle and encouraged the soldiers to work hard to seize Zhangye City and capture the entire Longyou in one fell swoop.

Attacking a city is a strenuous task. After breakfast, the whole army followed Li Yuan out of the camp and formed an array outside the city.

As Li Yuan expected, pessimism enveloped the hearts of Zhangye's defenders.

There are no reinforcements, and there is no opponent in the field outside the city. The enemy has sufficient food and grass, and Zhangye City is like a dead place.

Master Yinshi is still working hard to boost morale, but the effect is obviously not as good as in the past.

The first people to come to Zhangye City were not the siege troops, but the cavalrymen holding high the heads of Zhangye Sima, showing off their power outside the city.

Master Yin Shi saw the dejected looks of the soldiers, and even he himself didn't have much hope of defending the city.

"It's only one day that can last for one day."

The inner way of the Yinshi master.

I'm coming back late, I still have 8,000, so I will stay up all night to finish writing before going to bed.

(End of chapter)